Tire carrier



Aug- 3, 1943- Ac. w.-G1| DEA E-r AL I2,325,848

TIRE CARRIER Filed June 6, V1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l lullin" 11. bhull." I

Aug. 3, 1943. c. GILDEA ETAL TIRE CARRIER Filed June 6, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 V'was `in this position, `an elevating-means was *to the traine.; "Iglhis'j'type satisfactoryor"use"with l Afthe vtires, are :largefaiid heavy. Consequently,' `it Y Y motive vehicle, the member is moved to the rear Patented ug. 3, 1943 l: [finan CA l 7'- Ghal'es Gildea and '3 Fort iWayne, HarvesteriC hplactisnfjunefc, Neisseria j foams rc1;

the framepf the vehicle, Y'Whenthe"tire and rim provided for 'lifting the ywith the Yiframe, in which tire' into engagement #if position ii? kWas v'secured 'of' tire kcarrier is 'not modern' trl'rcks,V since ftakes a 'great-*deal of effort on 'the partici fthe -l Operatortorhountand remo'vethe tire frornits f carrier. i

I with these@dbjettnabiejeataesun A'mirra-iin 'any :Y "automtiilel v vehicle :An-other' einem Lof fthe-invention fis' tprovide According to ithepresen-t finventionfthe lti're carrier comprises a member whichis pivotally mouted-n`the 'ch'ass'ff'rarne in such a manner thatit 'Inayswing'tw'ai'd or away yfrom theV chassis frame in a horizontal plane. An elevating means is associated with the member and consists of a ratchet mechanism and a support which are connected by a flexible cable. When it is desired to mount a tire and rim on an auto- 40 or to the side of the chassis frame. Thesupport is inserted under the rim of the tire,vand the ratchet mechanism is then operated so as to lift the tire oft the ground. The'member is then swung under the chassis frame, and the tire is raised into engagement with the chassis. When the tire is in its raised position, means are provided for securing the support to the frame for holding the tire in its raised position.

By virtue of these particular features, a novell tire carrier is provided for a truck or the like, which permits the quick removal and mounting n of the spare tire and rim.

These and other objects and advantages of the 55 JosephY fHatisi-narimtj; i

Ind.; assignrs to {Internationals} i 1 mpany, 'a corporationfofNewJerr f din" sa y maar ofbolts 124 ei and a roller 25 is secured between tlieoutwardiyextending ends `by means of a bolt 26. 'Referring to Figure 4, it is to be noted that `the part 23 is adapted to be journaled on a vertical pivot pin `2:1,w'hich is carried Yby the side frame memberv l2` .As shown in Figure 1, when they member I9 is mounted on' the frame bar 2, thevmember may move in a horizontal'plane toward or away from A the chassis' frame I0. Between the bars 22 and near the pivot pin 21 is journaled a shaft 28 which extends beyond the bars 22, and is held in position on the bars 2l by a cotter pin 29 at one end `and a ratchet 3| provided at the other end. The ratchet 3|-is held on the shaft 28 by a nut V32; which is threaded on the-end 'of the shaft `28. `A latch Y33 is mountedA on one of the Vbolts' 24 and is adapted to cooperate with the ratchet 3|. A lever- 34 extends from the latch 33 sothat the latch may be'moved manually out Y of engagement with the ratchet 3|. `AV cable V35 K and a bar 31, which are A44 encircle'the bolt Y applied Y to the nut 82 von'the bolts 46. are

Y gag'ement vwith is secured to the shaft 28 and extends outwardly over the roller 25 provided at the ends of the bars 22, and is connected tothe support 2I.

The support 2| comprises a channel member 36 secured attheir midbolt 38. The channel 36 is arranged at substantially a right angle to the bar 31. The outer ends ofthe channel 36 and the bar 31 are providedwith recesses 38a and a downwardly extending portion 39, respectively, which are adapted to fit the rim of the member 36 is mounted an inverted U- shaped bracket 4I with which the cable 35 is connected. This connection is made by aV threaded boltV 42 which is provided at the end ofthe cable 35. AThe bolt 42 is inserted inan opening Aprovided'inthe U-shaped bracket 4I. Aspring 43 and a washer points by a.

threaded on the end of the 'bolt 42. member 36 is provided with a pair of ends of which are provided with hook portions V41. When it is desired to mount a spare tire von the chassis uframe with this novelcarrier, the member I9 ismoved away from `the chassis frame I0 and into the position shown inrdotted linesin Figure l. The channel 36 and the bar 31 of thesupport I8 are thenV moved together so as to permit their insertion into the rim 480i a tire 49. The'channel member 36 and the bar 31 are then moved back Vto their original position with respect to each other. vAny suitable type of tire wrench is then engaged with the'nut 32 and rotated so as to elevate the tire 49 a fewinches oi the ground.

The member I9 is then swung Vunder the frame into thefvpositionfshown in 'full lines in Figure 1. When the tire is in this position,the wrench is again, and the tire 49 elevated until the rim 48 sets itself in the recesses I6 provided in the brackets I5. It is also to be noted that, when the rim 48 and the tire V49 are in their'elevated position, the bolts 46 in the channel member 36 should be near the Vopenings I1 in the plates I5. Thenuts on the end 0f the bolts 4S are then loosened so as to permit the hook portions 41 of these boltsto be inserted in brackets I5. V`'Ihenuts then tightened, which, through the support I8, urges the rim 48 into enthe recesses vI6 inthe plates I5 so as to securely hold the tire and rim in engagement with the chassis frame.` When it is desired to remove the tire and rimfrom its mounting, the

the openingsV I1 of the Vprocedure just describedneed onlyA be reversed. vTo disengage the ratchet 3 I,

the llever 34 is moved, and theweight ofthe tire will to the ground. Y

drop the support n From the foregoing description, it should be apparent that a novel tire and rim-carrying device has been provided for a motor vehicle. The device is simple and economical to manufacture and may be readily mounted on any truck chassis. While only a preferred construction embodying A V the principles of the present invention has been described, it is to be understood that the invention is not to'be limited to the speeiiie detailsl shown and described, but that, in fact, widely diierent means may be employed in the practice tire. On the channel of the broader aspects of this invention.

What is claimed is: 1. A 'spare tire carrier for a vehicle having a frame, comprising a support pivotably mounted on the frame for swinging movement froma v carrying position to an extended position with bolts- 46, the' 20- respect to the frame, a carrier member adapted to removably mount a spare tire and rim, means mounting the carrier for vertical movement with respect to the support from an upper position adjacent the support to a' lower position in which thetire and rim may be mounted or dlsmounted on the carrier,'Y further means carried Vby the support for moving the carrier between its upper and lower' positions, said means includinga winch on said support and swingable therewith, a cable extended between said carrier and said winch, and Vmeans for rotating saidwinch when the support is in either vits extended' or carrying position.

2. A spare tirecarrier for avehicle having a frame,y comprising a support pivotably mounted on 1 the frame for swinging movement from a carrying position to van extended position with respect to the frame, a carrierr'nemberadapted to removably mount a spare tire and rim, means mounting the carrier for vertical movement Ywith .respect to the supportrfroman upper position adjacent the support'to a lowerpositionjin which the tire and rim may be mounted or dismounted on the `carrier,jfurthermeans carried by the support for moving the carrier between its upper and lower` positions, said means including` a Awinch on said support'and swingabletherewith, `a cable extendedbetween.saidcarrier and said Winch, means for rotating said winchv when the support is in either its extended or carrying position, and

pawl and ratchet means affixed to said support andvwinch respectively Awhereby the carrier may be raised or lowered with respect'to said support and maybe locked in any desired position.

; CHARLES .WfGIrp y EA. Y

JOSEPH A. HAUSMANN. 

